Rapid multi-catheter segmentation for magnetic resonance image-guided catheter-based interventions.

Journal: Medical physics
PMID: 38713919

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold standard for delineating cancerous lesions in soft tissue. Catheter-based interventions require the accurate placement of multiple long, flexible catheters at the target site. The manual segmentation of catheters in MR images is a challenging and time-consuming task. There is a need for automated catheter segmentation to improve the efficiency of MR-guided procedures.

Authors

  • Amanda M Aleong
    Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Alejandro Berlin
    Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Jette Borg
    Department of Radiation Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Joelle Helou
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Center, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Akbar Beiki-Ardakani
    Department of Radiation Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Alexandra Rink
    Department of Radiation Physics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, ON, M5G 2M9, Canada.
  • Srinivas Raman
    Department of Radiation Oncology, BC Cancer Vancouver, 600 W 10th Ave, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4E6, Canada, 1 416-946-4501.
  • Peter Chung
    Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Robert A Weersink
    Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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